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Originally Posted by sugarwood
I had no idea drag racing was still a thing.
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While we are doing well to fill out the whole roster (60-80 cars depending on the venue) for any given PCA track day at our local tracks, the two local drag strips continue to pack them in. I quite honestly cannot figure out how they get everyone down the track with the numbers that show up; Pacific Raceways reportedly topped something like 3,000 cars one day a couple of years ago.
Granted, at the highest level, like every other professional motorsport, the money required to compete has gotten so completely out of control that the fields get smaller every year. The three pro classes - Pro Stock, Funny Car, and Top Fuel - are now only run at national events. When I was a kid, even into my early 20's, we had an active Division 6 circuit that featured those classes; guys running just the Pacific Northwest with those classes of cars. There is simply no way anyone can afford a top Fuel effort at that kind of "local" level these days.